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Sanger, California, police officer J. DeShawn 'The Stud' Torrence Former California Cop Indicted for Sexually Assaulting Four Women While on Duty, Feds Say 8 August 2022 A former police officer in California faces a federal indictment in connection with alleged sexual assaults of four women...

Cop Who Arrested High Schooler on 'Terrorizing' Charges for Class Joke Gets Qualified Immunity A judge's blistering dissent is a reminder that this issue does not have to be a partisan one. 21 April 2022 A police officer who questionably arrested a high school student on "terrorizing" charges...

The Supreme Court Says You Can Sue Cops Who Frame You on False Charges The previous standard barring such lawsuits made “little sense," wrote Justice Brett Kavanaugh for the majority. 5 April 2022 Police officers could frame people, file bogus charges, conjure evidence out of thin air—and, in...

Fresno Bans Journalists—and Everyone Else—From Filming Cops Clearing Out Homeless Camps The ACLU of Northern California is suing to overturn the ordinance. 6 April 2022 The city of Fresno, California, has been trying to prevent citizens from documenting sweeps of homeless encampments in town...

How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence 5 March 2022 Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail. His...

There Is Nothing 'Conservative' About Letting Police Violate Our Rights Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's support for qualified immunity is in opposition to the principles he says he stands for. 21 January 2021 Newly-minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appears on track to become somewhat of a...

Her Husband Died After Police Hogtied Him for 90 Minutes. Could She Ever Hold Them Accountable? Kelli Goode's civil suit is a case study in how difficult it can be to get state actors to take responsibility when they allegedly infringe on someone's rights. 14 January 2022 In 2015, Troy Goode...

New California Law Makes It Easier To Sue Cops Who Violate Civil Rights 4 October 2021 California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a bill (SB 2) that will eliminate several legal immunities that shield law enforcement from civil rights lawsuits, a move that will make it easier for victims...

SWAT Team Blows Up Innocent Woman’s Home, Tell Her that She Has to Pay the $50,000 Bill 5 December 2021 In July of last year, Vicki Baker, 75, was excited to move on to the next chapter of her life in Montana by selling her home she owned for 12 years in McKinney, Texas. That sale would never...

Considering how the cops assassinated her son and paid out almost $5,000,000 for it, the kids in Fresno obviously need some protection and self-defense. As he was fleeing, Sgt. Ray Villalvazo shot the teen in the back of the head. Body-camera footage released by Lopez’s lawyers recorded a...